8 years in (for me) and we’re growing faster than ever… we have recently completed the move into our new Trafford Park premises and most of the staff from our old head office site are now based here. The old site now has very few office staff but continues to be our primary production facility for vape and protein. It’s where all our clean-rooms are located.
The network here is, if I say so myself, pretty awesome – not that I’m one to blow my own trumpet but it’s not often that you get the chance to design a network from the ground up. Usually you inherit something that’s morphed and evolved over years into the network of your nightmares. Here I have10G fibre throughout to switch cabs around the estate, separate secure wifi for warehouse and offices. VLANs to separate the 2 CCTV systems, data and areas. Fast as hell and rock-solid.
The office and warehouse aesthetics are pretty damn good too – I had nothing to do with that side of things, fortunately… although I can appreciate an aesthetically pleasing environment my own artistic flair and talent is woefully inadequate. The team responsible for this side of things, however, did a sterling job.!
The IT office is fantastic – even got space to do wheelchair tricks when the fancy takes me. Best of all, it’s got windows (mirrored so you can’t see in). It’s a proper office and everything. Swipe access in and out and swipe again to get into the spacious and well organised server room.
